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Plans for a northern foodbowl seriously threaten the already vulnerable freshwater ecosystems of northern Australia. This is one of the topics on the agenda at the 14th International Riversymposium today. Supported by Griffith University, the International Riversymposium is the preeminent international river management conference. Held from September 26-29 in Brisbane, it is exploring the multiple […]

A one-stop-shop for microscopy and image analysis is now available to biomedical researchers with the launch of the Griffith Imaging and Image Analysis Facility. Positioning Griffith as a leader in image data management, the new, amalgamated imaging facility – located at the Griffith Health Institute at the Gold Coast campus and the Eskitis Institute at […]

Griffith Professors Hamish McCallum and Alan Mackay-Sim have scored a double win for the university in the Australian Museum Eureka Awards, the most prestigious awards in Australian science. Professor Hamish McCallum from the School of Environment is part of the winning team — affectionately known as the ‘Devil’s Advocates’-awarded the Sherman Eureka Prize for Environmental […]

Groundbreaking spinal cord repair research at Griffith University is under the spotlight as Professor Alan Mackay-Sim is one of three finalists named in the Medical Translation category at this year’s Annual Australian Museum Eureka Prizes. Professor Alan Mackay-Sim is Deputy Director of Griffith’s Eskitis Institute for Cell and Molecular Therapies. His research has shown that […]

Conservation work to protect the Tasmanian devil is under the spotlight as a team of specialist researchers reach the finals of this year’s 2011 Annual Australian Museum Eureka Prizes. The team, affectionately known as the ‘Devil’s Advocates’ and which comprises researchers from Griffith University, The University of Sydney, The University of Tasmania, Save the Tasmanian […]

Griffith University scientist Professor Alan Mackay-Sim is calling on locals of all ages to support him in his bid to win the People’s Choice Award in the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes,by voting online tomorrow. Professor Alan Mackay-Sim, deputy director of Griffith’s Eskitis Institute for Cell and Molecular Therapies, is one of six top Australian scientists […]

Griffith University’s Eskitis Institute is to receive additional funding of almost $US1 million through an initiative created by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that enables researchers worldwide to test unorthodox ideas addressing persistent health challenges. Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) funds scientists and researchers to explore ideas to solve global health and development challenges. Eskitis […]